What did The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN sell for?

The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN last sold for £120,000 in March 2001, around 25 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What council tax band is The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN located?

The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN sits in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford. It falls within the IP25 postcode district.

What is crime like near The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

Police records around The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, IP25 7JN is Parker's Church of England Primary Academy (1.3km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

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The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN

1 planning record

Council tax

Band B

Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a property in Saham Hills, Thetford, Thetford (IP25 7JN). It has council tax band B.

It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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No EPC on record

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2011
New BuildOutline
In report
Erection of two storey dwelling with attached garage and forming new vehicular access
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
3PL/2011/0557/O
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What's in The Cottage, Ploughboy Lane, Saham Hills, Thetford, IP25 7JN's planning history?

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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Last sold (2001)

£120,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 March 2001Most recent
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in IP25 7JN: £347,524 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in IP25 7JN

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Comparables

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Area

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Full Thetford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

1.3 km

Parker's Church of England Primary Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP25 7JN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for IP25 7JN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

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